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bhikkhu
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Pali term for Buddhist monks.
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bhikkuni
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Pali term for Buddhist nuns.
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Buddha
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The founder of Buddhism, who became enlightened and put others on the path to enlightenment; a title for any person who attains nirvana.
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enlightenment
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The state in which an individual is fully awake to reality
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Four Sights
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The four visions that appeared to Buddha and sparked him to begiin his spiirtual quest; in these visions, the gods appeared as a sick man, an old man, a dead man, and a shramana.
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Mara
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A god who was the personification of evil and death, and who tempted Buddha to return home during his spiritual quest.
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Middle Way
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A path between extreme self-indulgence and harsh self-denial that avoids attachment to all extremes.
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nirvana
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Liberation from samsara's perpetual cycle of death and rebirth.
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sangha
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A community created by Buddha and his five five disciples; the terem also refers to any Buddhist monastery.
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Skakyamuni/Sakyamuni
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Another name for Buddha, meaning "wise one of the Sakya clan".
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shramana
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A hermit who retreats from society to practice yoga.
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Siddhartha Guatama
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Buddha's complete, given name.
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stupas
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Special mound shrines that contain the remains of Buddha.
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Tathagata
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Title for Buddha that means "one who has come" or "one who has gone".
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Abhidhamma/Abhidharma
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A collection of writings that contains the sayings of Buddha and scholarly discussions on Buddhist doctrine, written after the Sutta Pitaka and the Vinaya Pitaka.
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Jatakas
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Scriptures about the historical Buddha's previous lives.
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Mahayana
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The "expansive way", or the more liberal wing of Buddhism.
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pitaka
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Baskets used to hold the early Buddhist scriptures.
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sutta/sutra
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The Buddhist name for a sacred text, especially those that contain the teachings of Buddha.
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Sutta Pitaka
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Two of the original baskets of Buddhist scriptures.
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Theravada
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The "way of the elders", or the more conservative wing of buddhism.
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Tripitaka/Tipitaka
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The "Three Baskets," or the three collections of Buddhist writings.
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Vinaya Pitaka
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One of the original baskets of Buddhist scriptures.
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Vinayas
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Rulebooks containing the regulations for life in the sangha.
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